Feb. 9, 1989: Three weeks after taking office, U.S. President George H.W. Bush calls for "a new attitude about the environment." He also calls for increasing offshore oil and gas drilling, and development of "clean coal."

Feb. 9, 2012: Despite their prior friendship, real estate tycoon/reality TV star Donald Trump launches a verbal assault on Alex Salmond, chief executive of the Scottish government. The Donald accused the First Minister of trying to “destroy Scotland” with offshore wind farms. The windfarm that has mussed the Donald’s hair happens to be within site of a massive golf course develop he’s plowing into the Scottish heather.

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